Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-02
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Systematic Arson.

Il DCOAl wv hAOO 4
to s1Oo, 900 in Plainfeld, N. J., within
two years, most OF them being incen-
diary. Efforts to catch the incen-
diaries were unavailing until Sunday.
Then one was caught in the act,
through the efforts of an amateur de
tectiye who has been working for
several months secretly. This led to
the arrest of six more, all married and
| all either private watchmen or mem
bers of the Volunteer Fire Department,
| It appears to have been a conspiracy
| to create a demand for private watch
men and to make evident the need OF
a paid fire department. The prisoners
were carefully guarded to-day as the
excitement in the town was at fever
heat and lynching was feared.
A Messing snip.
New York, Aug. 31.-The steam
ship "Knickerbocker" of the Crom-
well line, plying between this city
and New Orleans is two days overdue
at the latter point. The Knicker-
booker " left here Aug. 20, with "a
passengers, IL f~rst-class cabin and
the remainder in the steerage, Frank
Kemble was Captain and w. B. Sher-
wood, at one time Captain of James
Gordon Benefits yatch Nomouna,"
was first officer. The Morgan line
fast line steamship was "a hours late
at New Orleans and a cyclone was re-
ported off the Florida coast. The YES
sci may have been in track of it.
If this is the case there can be little
hope of hearing from her again.
Evictions In Ireland.
DUBLIN, Aug. 31.-Evictions on the
O'Grady estate began yesterday. The
bailiffs reinforced by 100 soldiers and
300 policemen. The house of Mrs.
Crimmim was first advanced upon.
The widow and her friends were all
armed with paving stones and boiling
water, and the bailiffs were repulsed
four times. The Sheriff and bailiffs
attempted to crowbar their way
through the walls and roof of Mrs.
Crimmim's house and had scalding
water poured over their heads. After
the fourth repulse the police attempted
to storm the house, but were driven
back. Finally the house was broken
into and captured and the inmates
taken prisoners.
Fire Escapes.
New York, Aug. 31.-The law
which makes it a misdemeanor for no
tel proprietors to neglect to place a
rope or other fire escapes convenient
to each room above the ground floor,
will involve the estimated purchase of
$50 miles of rope and a total expense
of many thousands of dollars in this
city. 1t cost the Stewart estate $500
to equip the grand hotel of Saratoga.
1t is believed that every hotel in the
city will be fitted out by the middle OF
September. The Mayor is deter
mined to enforce it and has requested
the President of the Fire Commission
ers to see that it is carried out.
Gerster Coming Again.
New York, Aug. 31.--Gerster will
sing in this country during the coming
season. Henry E. Abbey sent an
agent to her home in Italy during the
summer to hear her sing and investi-
gate the report that her voice had
gone. The agent reported her voice as
good as ever, and Abbey received a
cable to-day saying Gerster had signed
a contract for a concert tour, under the
management of Abbey, Schoeffel and
Grau. He cabled back to engage a
competent supporting company. Ger
ster will begin the tour in London the
middle of next mouth.
The Ute Troubles.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-General
Terry t~elegraphs from Chicago to-day,
requesting that Indian Agent Byrnes
be instructed to move from his reser-
walton all intruders, civil and military.
Telegraphic instructions we're sent by
the President to Governor Adams to
confine the action Of the civil authori-
ties strictly within the limit of the
State.
Fleeing Emigrants.
New YORK, Aug. 31.-Scallie &
Dantt, money changers at Castle Gar
den, have been making a good thing
out of the ~emigrants. 1t appears in
the evidence at the Commission in
Okey's investigation that they pay
five cents less for sovereigns than the
ruling rate in Wall street, and from
one to three per cent less for all
European money.
The Title OF = Mining Claim.
DENVER, Aug. 31.-At Trespiedra,
N. M, last Friday, a dispute over the
title of . mining claim resulted in Al
bert A. Mead shooting and killing